Short Course: Energy Law (Hybrid)

Course Outline

Energy law is front and centre to many of today's global crises, yet few understand it deeply enough to be confident in their professional work. The world is facing an array of critical energy law problems, from the Russia-EU energy crisis, the climate change energy transition crisis, the many pollution crises that result from energy-related disasters, and perhaps most importantly of all, energy justice. This course provides a deep introduction to the solutions and challenges of energy law.

Bringing together a distinguished team of experts from academia, leading law firms, and industry, the course provides a well-rounded account of the principal legal and regulatory issues in the renewable and non-renewable energy sector from an international and comparative perspective.

Are our current energy laws and policies strong and robust enough to ensure the global average temperature at the end of the century does not exceed 2°C as per the Paris Agreement? Or do we need to explore a much more diverse range of technological and regulatory options to reduce the amount of carbon emissions, for instance by making combined use of hydrogen and carbon capture and storage technologies? What are the investment implications arising from a changing climate? And what does it all mean for the lawyers at the heart of these decisions and transactions?

These are the sort of questions we will be looking at throughout this course.

Course topics:

• Introduction to Energy Law, Energy Policy: Energy Security & Environmental Sustainability
  Dr Emre Usenmez, Director, Master's in Sustainability Leadership, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), University of Cambridge
  
• Law & Policy of Oil & Gas
  Professor Paul Griffin Solicitor of England and Wales; Arbitrator and Mediator in the International Oil & Gas Business; Honorary Professor in Energy Law, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
• Nuclear Energy Law
  Prof Dr John Paterson, Chair Professor in Corporate Governance & Energy Law, University of Aberdeen, Centre for Energy Law, Scotland, UK.
• The role of energy in armed conflict and peace settlement
  Dr Tibisay Morgandi, Associate Professor of International Energy & Natural Resources Law in the School of Law (Centre for Commercial Law Studies), Queen Mary University London
  
• Oil & Gas Contracting in the Energy Transition
  Mr Carlos Bellorin, Executive Vice President of Macro Analysis & Advisory at Welligence Energy Analytics. Adjunct Lecturer in International and Comparative Petroleum Law and Contracts in the Energy Transition at Queen Mary University and SciencesPo (PSIA). University of Dundee's CEPMLP Honorary Fellow.
  
• Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage
  Dr Constantinos Yiallourides, Research Leader in Law of the Sea, BIICL; Associate Professor of International Law, Macquarie University, Sydney.
• The Energy Charter Treaty
  Dr Aikaterini Florou, Lecturer in International Economic Law, University of Liverpool
• Offshore Wind Energy Policy & Business
  Dr Andronikos Kafas, UK Manager for Offshore Wind Business Development at Shell

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Course leaders

Dr Constantinos Yiallourides, Research Leader in Law of the Sea, BIICL and Associate Professor in International Law, Macquarie University Sydney and Prof. Dr Roy Andrew Partain, University of Aberdeen; Member of State Bar of Texas; Visiting Fellow, BIICL.

Who is the course for?

The course would be beneficial for legal practitioners, students, law academics and non-lawyers with an interest in the global governance of energy and natural resources, environmental law, climate change and energy transition law.

Testimonials from past attendees

"Very interesting range of topics and engaging speakers.""
Thank you, very enjoyable."
"Very good, helpful material."

Pricing and Registration

The course cost is £775 per person.

Course format: This is a hybrid course, being offered in person at the BIICL office in Russell Square, London and virtually.

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Participants at BIICL short courses are also invited to join exclusive events for trainees following completion of the course.

Course Discounts

Member discount: 15% discount for individual members of BIICL
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Group discounts:

• 15% discount for groups of 3 or more attendees from NGO organisations or staff of government
• 15% discount for groups of 5 or more attendees from commercial organisations

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Training scholarships

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is committed to equality and opportunity in the legal profession and to support greater engagement of under-represented groups in the legal profession.

In our efforts in this regard we are delighted to offer 3 scholarships for each of our short courses to participants from communities and backgrounds currently under-represented in the legal community.

Applications for training scholarships must be received at least three weeks ahead of the course start date (11 November 2024).

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